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After letting the mediocrity and first impression disappointment of the creator castle stew a bit, I've come to settle on it being alright for what it is.
I think we all wanted a barracuda bay for castle, but this is the equivalent to the creator pirate ship.
I'll still hold out for the barracuda bay equivalent, but let's be honest, that's probably what the anniversary theme poll will bring.
For a $100 dollar creator set, it looks pretty darn good in that framing. Just not at all what most of us were hoping for. The fact that LEGO is willing to do both the creator pirate ship and barracuda bay shows good things for castle overall, especially considering the blacksmith shop too. This isn't the black falcon castle that is (almost assuredly?) coming. I don't think that's too unrealistic a hope.